2013 Futures Game Open Thread

Tired of watching the same old boring Major League players day after day? You’re in luck, because the 2013 Futures Game is being played this afternoon in CitiField. Just one Yankees prospect was selected to game, and that’s RHP Rafael DePaula. He’s scheduled to throw the fifth inning for the World Team. The full rosters are right here: World and Team USA. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 at 2pm ET. Talk about the game here.

Depaula throws low to mid 90s , his secondary stuff was a lil weak tho, so out of the rotation he prob sits 90-92

Jack

No he doesn’t. He sits 93-95 and touched 97.

Bo Knows

I don’t think any of the pitchers in this game were trying to throw any different than would during one of their starts. So I feel that what we saw is what we probably should expect from him out of the rotation.

Dale Mohorcic

Wish the futures game wasn’t on while MLB games are being played.

Neil

Yes sure would not want to have missed today’s Yankee game! I’m annoyed with myself for forgetting the Futures game was on!

Bo Knows

Really liked De Paula’s fastball, good velocity, alot of movement. I don’t recall any breaking ball save for the one that plunked the batter. What looked like the changeup looked decent, needs location improvement good separation at 82 mph.

Bo Knows

and looking at the hot gif, he apparently did throw a breaker, it looked like a straight change, so he definitely didn’t have his good secondaries